Australian "hard-core" grandma holds water pipe "single-headed" wildfire guarding 25 hectares of homes

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Overseas Network, December 20th. Recently, a mountain fire hit many parts of eastern Australia, but a retired elderly man in the Sydney countryside refused to evacuate his home when the fire came. Instead, he took out the prepared water pipes and other things and planned to "hard and hard" the fire. According to the Daily Mail, Terry Bellamy, a retired old man living in Sydney's southern countryside, owns a total of 64 acres (about 25.8 hectares) of land. Recently, a fire from the south quickly approached her town. On the evening of Thursday (19th) local time, 20 houses in the town were burned. Two firefighters died on their way to the fire. It has been burned to the elderly. Previously, the mountain fire was also near another Bellamy's house, but she was not very worried. She said in an interview that the animals had been rushed to the current place of residence. We cannot leave, we must stay for them. " At the same time, due to the dry climate and barren land, Bellamy has reserved food for escaped wild animals nearby. It is alleged that a mother kangaroo with her child also ate some. Bellamy said that her husband had just gone out to work a day ago. A few hours after he left, the fire department of New South Wales blocked the access to the town, so the husband couldn't get in, so he looked helpless The fire was getting fierce. But the couple was already prepared for the fire. When the wildfire struck in 2001, they also did not choose to evacuate. On Friday, as the fire approached, Bellamy filled the water tank connected to the truck, held the hose, and drove towards the fire. About 20 minutes before she arrived at the fire, two police officers had received news to help the elderly extinguish the fire, but the fire was too big. After the bushes were burned, the embers drifted around, and a new ignition point was formed. The three were quickly surrounded by fire. As they struggled with the embers, the fire was getting closer and closer to Bellamy's, and they were even weaker with only one water pipe. Subsequently, assistance from the fire department arrived. The house was eventually rescued with the efforts of Bellamy, two police officers and a helicopter. Bellamy said that as early as June, she asked the authorities to trim the bushes near her house in response to the upcoming fire season. At that time she was told that someone would "come to evaluate" and let her know the results. "I don't know if an assessor has dealt with it, but I'm still waiting."